In 2017, Queen Creek, AZ had a population of 33.3k people with a median age of 33.3 and a median household income of $92,917. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Queen Creek, AZ grew from 30,849 to 33,298, a 7.94% increase and its median household income grew from $90,687 to $92,917, a 2.46% increase.

The population of Queen Creek, AZ is 77.1% White Alone, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 2.35% Black or African American Alone. 8.83% of the people in Queen Creek, AZ speak a non-English language, and 97.9% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Queen Creek, AZ is $312,000, and the homeownership rate is 84.2%. Most people in Queen Creek, AZ commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Queen Creek, AZ is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Queen Creek, AZ is $92,917. Males in Queen Creek, AZ have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,169. The income inequality in Queen Creek, AZ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.468, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in Queen Creek, AZ have a median annual income of $92,917, which is more than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $90,687 in 2016, which represents a 2.46% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Queen Creek, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2017 the GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Queen Creek, AZ was Census Tract 8170 with a value of $122,250, followed by Census Tract 8167 and Census Tract 8166, with respective values of $117,500 and $111,397.

The following map shows all of the places in Queen Creek, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

7.89% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Queen Creek, AZ (2.62k out of 33.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Queen Creek, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Queen Creek, AZ grew at a rate of 9.24%, from 13.3k employees to 14.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Queen Creek, AZ, are Management Occupations (2,189 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,969 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,699 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Queen Creek, AZ.

The most common jobs held by residents of Queen Creek, AZ, by number of employees, are Management Occupations (2,189 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,969 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,699 people).

Compared to other places, Queen Creek, AZ has an unusually high number of residents working as Architecture & Engineering Occupations (1.72 times higher than expected), Legal Occupations (1.72 times), and Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (1.51 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Queen Creek, AZ grew at a rate of 9.24%, from 13.3k employees to 14.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Queen Creek, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,786 people), Retail Trade (1,639 people), and Educational Services (1,527 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Queen Creek, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Queen Creek, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

95.7% of the population of Queen Creek, AZ has health coverage, with 66.3% on employee plans, 6% on Medicaid, 5.68% on Medicare, 16.8% on non-group plans, and 0.938% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the place of Queen Creek, AZ was $6,452 in 2014. This is a 3.03% increase from the previous year ($6,262).

Primary care physicians in Queen Creek, AZ see 1519 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.198% increase from the previous year (1516 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1660 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 820 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, La Paz County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (14.9%). Additionally, Apache County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (33.7%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Queen Creek, AZ was 33.3. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 31, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 51. But people in Queen Creek, AZ are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all Queen Creek, AZ residents was 32.

As of 2017, 5.57% of Queen Creek, AZ residents were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Queen Creek, AZ was 5.93%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Queen Creek, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Queen Creek, AZ was Mexico, the natal country of 511,535 Queen Creek, AZ residents, followed by Canada with 42,113 and India with 35,674.

As of 2017, 97.9% of Queen Creek, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Queen Creek, AZ was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Queen Creek, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 4.94 times more White Alone residents (25.7k people) in Queen Creek, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.19k Hispanic or Latino and 784 Black or African American Alone residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Queen Creek, AZ as a share of the total population.

8.83% of Queen Creek, AZ citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.5%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Queen Creek, AZ was Spanish or Spanish Creole. 6.03% of the overall population of Queen Creek, AZ are native Spanish or Spanish Creole speakers. 0.451% speak Arabic and 0.31% speak Spanish or Spanish Creole, the next two most common languages.

The median property value in Queen Creek, AZ was $312,000 in 2017, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $282,600 to $312,000, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Queen Creek, AZ is 84.2%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Queen Creek, AZ have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Queen Creek, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$92,917

Median Household Income

± $6,355

10.1k

Number of Households

± 659

In 2017, the median household income of the 10.1k households in Queen Creek, AZ grew to $92,917 from the previous year's value of $90,687.

The following chart displays the households in Queen Creek, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

In 2017, the median property value in Queen Creek, AZ grew to to $312,000 from the previous year's value of $282,600.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Queen Creek, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Queen Creek, AZ the largest share of households have a property value in the $300k - $400k range.

This chart shows the households in Queen Creek, AZ distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Queen Creek, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The following chart displays the households in Queen Creek, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Queen Creek, AZ have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Queen Creek, AZ have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 3.47% of the workforce in Queen Creek, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Queen Creek, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.